flash-boys

So what if the stock market is rigged? – – MSN Money

There have been claims about the market being rigged for institutions and against individual investors for years, but they have become much louder since the release of Michael Lewis’s best-selling book “Flash Boys,” which details how high-frequency traders have wormed their way into the market, developing an information edge that gives them a window of milliseconds where they can front-run […]

Michael Lewis On '60 Minutes' Says Stock Market Is Rigged

The U.S. stock market is rigged, with elite traders buying access to a high-speed network that allows them to figure out what you’ve just ordered, order it first, then raise the price before your order is complete.And according to Michael Lewis, author of a new book about high-frequency trading called “Flash Boys,” this form of “front running” is completely legal. […]